Weight loss pill shows promise in chinese adults: phase 3 trial complete
NCT ID NCT05890976
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a daily semaglutide tablet helps Chinese adults with overweight or obesity lose weight. About 200 participants took either the drug or a placebo for 44 weeks, along with guidance on diet and exercise. The main goals were to measure the percentage of weight lost and how many people lost at least 5% of their body weight.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent obtained before any study-related activities. Study-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the study, including activities to determine suitability for the study. * Male or female, age greater than or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent. * Body mass index (BMI) of 1. greater than or equal to 28.0 kilogram per meter square (kg/m\^2) or 2. greater than or equal to 24.0 kg/m\^2 with greater than or equal to 1 weight-related comorbidity (treated or untreated). Weight-related comorbidities should be hypertension, T2D, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea or cardiovascular disease. * History of at least one self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight. For participants with T2D at screening the following inclusion criteria apply in addition to criteria 1- 4: * Diagnosed with T2D greater than or equal to 180 days prior to screening. * Treated with either diet and exercise alone or stable treatment (same drug(s) or active ingredient, dose and dosing frequency) for at least 60 days prior to the day of screening with up to 3 oral antidiabetic drugs (OAD)s alone or in any combination (metformin, α-glucosidase (AGI), sulphonylureas (SU), glinides, SGLT2i (sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor) or glitazone). * HbA1c 7.0 - 10.0 percent (53 - 86 millimoles per mole \[mmol/mol\]) (both inclusive) as measured by central laboratory at screening. Exclusion Criteria: Participants without T2D at screening: * HbA1c greater than or equal to 6.5 percent (48 mmol/mol) as measured by the central laboratory at screening. * History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes. * Treatment with glucose-lowering agent(s) within 90 days prior to screening. Participants with T2D at screening: * Uncontrolled and potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy. Verified by a fundus examination performed by an ophthalmologist or another suitably qualified health care provider within the past 90 days prior to screening or in the period between screening and randomisation. Pharmacological pupil-dilation is a requirement unless using a digital fundus photography camera specified for non-dilated examination. * Renal impairment measured as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) value of lesser than 30 milli litre per min/1.73 square metre (mL/min/1.73 m\^2) according to Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine equation as defined by Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2012 classification by the central laboratory at screening.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University-Endocrinology
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital
Changzhou, Jiangsu, 213003, China
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Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 404000, China
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General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University-Endocrinology
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052, China
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Huaihe Hospital of Henan University-Endocrinology
Kaifeng, Henan, 475000, China
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Huashan Hospital Fudan University-Endocrinology
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200040, China
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Huizhou Central People's Hospital-Endocrinology
Huizhou, Guangdong, 516001, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
Ji'nan, Shandong, 250013, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250013, China
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Peking University People's Hospital-Endocrinology
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Hospital-Endocrinology
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201200, China
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Taihe Hospital-Endocrinology
Shiyan, Hubei, 442008, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology
Luoyang, Henan, 450062, China
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The First People's Hospital of Changde City-Endocrinology
Changde, Hunan, 415003, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, China
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